How to Optimise Your Arts & Theatre Website for Ticket Sales
A well-designed & optimised website can elevate your brand, streamline operations & boost revenue.
Spektrix Integration
Spektrix Integration Experts
We design and build engaging, beautiful, accessible and fully integrated Spektrix websites that will take your arts organisation to the next level.
Inspire Audiences and Boost Revenue
With years of experience delivering websites for leading theatres and cultural institutions across the UK, Ireland, North America and Canada, we understand the unique needs of the arts sector. Our websites reflect your identity, delight audiences, and streamline the booking experience.
By combining the flexibility of Craft CMS with the power of Spektrix, we build fully integrated platforms that are easy to manage, accessible, and designed to drive ticket sales. Whether launching a new site or transforming an existing one, we’re here to help your organisation thrive online.
Trusted by Leading Arts Organisations
Take Centre Stage
We work closely with a growing list of high-profile arts organisations to deliver websites that engage audiences, streamline operations, and maximise revenue.
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Tailored for Your Needs
We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. Every website we build is customised to align with your objectives, brand identity, and audience needs.
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Enhanced User Experience
Ensure your website is easy to navigate on all devices, visually appealing, and provides a smooth ticket purchasing experience.
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Spektrix Integration
Seamlessly integrate your website with Spektrix using iframes, web components, APIs, and our custom Spektrix and Craft CMS integration.
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Content Mangement
With a user-friendly Craft CMS, you’ll have full control over your content, enabling you to make updates effortlessly without technical expertise.
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Optimised for Performance & SEO
From clean code to technical SEO best practices, we develop websites that rank higher, load faster, and perform better across all devices.
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Secure & Reliable
We implement industry-leading security measures to safeguard your website from threats and ensure uninterrupted performance.
Our Approach to Spektrix Integration
We harness the power of the Spektrix API to build high-impact websites tailored to your organisation’s unique needs.
Eyekiller’s custom integration connects Spektrix and Craft CMS to enable real-time syncing of event and performance data between your box office system and your website. This seamless connection ensures your site is always up to date with the latest show information—enhancing the user experience, reducing manual admin, and driving more ticket sales.
Spektrix Features
Explore some of the features our Spektrix clients love. Ticketing to dedicated fundraising interfaces, streamlined membership management, seamless event listings, customisable seating plans and more.
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Box Office & Ticketing
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Manage Memberships
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Sell Merchandise Online
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Digital Fundraising
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Express Checkout
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Event Listings
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Cross Selling & Upselling
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Priority Booking & VIP Seating
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Auto Apply Promotions
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Configurable Seating Plans
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Iframes & API Imports
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Google Pay & Apple Pay
Built with Spektrix
Discover the power and flexibility of websites built with Craft CMS and Spektrix, tailored to meet unique needs of each organisation and deliver exceptional user experiences.
Extending Spektrix's Capabilities
We recognise that every project is unique. With our expertise, seamlessly integrate Spektrix and your website to tailor a cohesive online platform for your arts and culture organisation.
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Advanced iframe Integration
Extensive expertise in styling the Spektrix purchase pathway, a mandatory aspect of Spektrix projects necessitating a deep understanding of the platform.
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Custom Basket & Checkout
Utilise Spektrix's API to provide custom basket and checkout flows tailored to your organisation's needs, ensuring users enjoy a frictionless booking experience.
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Advanced Event Search
Enhance the listings page with asynchronous advanced search filters, enabling users to conveniently refine their search results by date, genre and more.
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Custom Membership Pathways
Harness the power of Spektrix's API to provide a tailored membership purchasing experience, offering users increased choice and driving higher signups.
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Standalone Donation Systems
Benefit from our custom step donation system, seamlessly integrated with third-party payment gateways, designed to maximise fundraising efforts.
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On-Demand & Paywall Content
Host online live or on-demand streaming events driven by Spektrix, customising the customer experience through automated tagging.
Built with Craft CMS
Our websites are built upon the powerful Craft CMS platform, offering unmatched flexibility and reliability. With Craft CMS at the core, we ensure seamless user experiences and effortless content management.
- Effortless Content Management
- Robust Editor Experiences
- Live Preview of Edits
- Custom API Integrations
- WCAG Accessibility
- High-level Security
The Complete Solution
From strategic planning, UX/UI design, and development to SEO optimisation, launch, and ongoing support—we deliver a seamless, end-to-end solution tailored for your success.
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1. Discovery & Strategy
We start by deeply understanding your objectives, audience, and market, creating a strategic foundation for a website designed to deliver real results.
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2. UX/UI Design
Tailored layouts, intuitive interfaces, and engaging visuals designed to reflect your brand, captivate users, and drive conversions—no cookie-cutter templates here.
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3. Responsive Website Build
Deliver seamless, responsive experiences across all devices—ensuring your website is accessible, user-friendly, and performs flawlessly, wherever your audience finds you.
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4. Development & Integration
We build high-performing, scalable websites with a user-friendly Craft CMS, seamlessly integrating Spektrix and essential tools to ensure smooth, reliable functionality.
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5. Performance & Technical SEO
We optimise every aspect of your website for speed, responsiveness, and SEO performance—enhancing user experience, boosting search rankings, and driving organic growth.
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6. Ongoing Optimisation & Support
Your website is a long-term asset—we provide monitoring, enhancements, and proactive support with personalised service and fast response times to ensure sustained success.
- 23+ years experience
Why Choose Eyekiller?
For more than two decades, we've been dedicated to successfully delivering, supporting and growing significant digital projects for high-profile organisations throughout the UK, Ireland and North America.
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Results-Driven
We deliver results-driven websites that align with your organisation's specific needs and strategic objectives.
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Experienced Team
In-house team of 19+ talented UX/UI Designers, Strategists, Developers, and Digital Marketers. (No outsourcing!)
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Quality Assurance
We take immense pride in our work, ensuring the highest quality product and best practices in everything we do.
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Support & Aftercare
We pride ourselves on delivering highly responsive support long after your website has been launched.
Frequently Asked Questions
Want to know more about our work with Spektrix? Here are some of the questions our clients have asked:
Most websites are delivered within 3–4 months, depending on complexity. This timeline ensures we take the necessary time to craft a high-quality, tailored solution that meets your goals and delivers long-term success.
Craft CMS provides unparalleled flexibility, making it the perfect platform to integrate with Spektrix. Its robust API capabilities allow for seamless real-time data syncing, customised ticketing flows, and dynamic event listings, all while ensuring an intuitive content management experience for your team.
We work closely with your box office and marketing teams to guide you through every step—from initial planning to launch. Our team handles the technical setup while ensuring your event data, booking journeys, and workflows are aligned and fully tested, making the process smooth and stress-free.
While Spektrix remains your primary system for ticketing and event management, our integration ensures that key data—such as dates, times, and ticket availability—is synced in real time using the Spektrix API and displayed on your Craft CMS-powered website. Craft CMS is then used to manage rich event content like event descriptions, images, videos, reviews, and cast or crew information—giving you full control over presentation while eliminating duplicate data entry.
Yes! Both Craft CMS and our Spektrix integration are designed to grow with your organisation. Whether you’re adding more events, expanding ticketing options, or introducing new digital offerings, the integration and CMS are fully adaptable to meet your evolving needs.
Spektrix iframes offer a quick way to get up and running, while full API integrations enable a completely customised and seamless User Experience. We often use a hybrid approach—styling iframes where required and using the API for features like custom baskets, advanced search, and membership pathways.
Yes. We have extensive experience designing and developing accessible websites for arts organisations. We build all websites to meet or exceed WCAG 2.2 standards, ensuring your site is inclusive, compliant, and usable by all.
We provide continuous optimisation, security updates, and performance monitoring to keep your site running smoothly. Our dedicated support team is on hand for updates, troubleshooting, and enhancements.
We offer flexible support packages, from basic support to custom SLAs and discounted drawdown days for new development and improvements. Eyekiller’s support agreement ensures fast response times and priority assistance, keeping your website in the best of health.
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